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Contract award notice - utilities

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Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 26/09/2018

External Reference: 2018-299087

TED Reference: 2018/S 188-425762

Contract award notice - utilities

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Contract award notice – utilities

Results of the procurement procedure

Services

Directive 2014/25/EU

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1)

Name and addresses

National Transport Authority
N/A
Dun Sceine, Iveagh Court, Harcourt Lane
Dublin 2
D02WT20
IE
Contact person: Igor Popenko
Telephone: +353 18798300
E-mail: procurement@nationaltransport.ie
Fax: +353 18798333
NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://nationaltransport.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1149

I.6)

Main activity

Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Provision of Rail Fleet Advisory Services
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

63711000  -  Support services for railway transport
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The Authority is seeking to appoint a service provider who will:
- review, refine and update the fleet transport strategy
- carry out an analysis of the differing types of available DEMU/EMU fleet and an assessment of their suitability for the operation of commuter services
- develop a detailed technical specification for the appropriate fleet to be used in the subsequent tendering process;
- develop a fleet procurement strategy assessing the various procurement options and advising on the optimal procurement approach for the acquisition of the new DEMU/EMU fleet;
- develop tender documentation for the fleet acquisition;
- manage and administer the fleet acquisition tender process;
- support Irish Rail during the fleet manufacturing stage including design/specification reviews, factory inspections and vehicle acceptance tests; and
- provide such other related advisory services as may be required by the clients in relation to the acquisition of new rail fleet
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement ( Agree to publish? yes )

Value excluding VAT:  985804.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

60200000  -  Railway transport services
71241000  -  Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
71242000  -  Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
71311200  -  Transport systems consultancy services
71621000  -  Technical analysis or consultancy services
79311400  -  Economic research services
79311410  -  Economic impact assessment
79314000  -  Feasibility study
79418000  -  Procurement consultancy services
79419000  -  Evaluation consultancy services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE0 -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Ireland
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Authority is seeking to appoint a service provider who will be required to:
- review, refine and update the fleet transport strategy previously developed by Irish Rail and prepare an overall Rail Fleet Strategy covering the period up 2038;
- carry out an analysis of the differing types of available DEMU fleet (and EMU variant) and an assessment of their suitability for the operation of commuter services in the Dublin region and potentially in the Cork region;
- develop a detailed technical specification for the appropriate fleet to be used in the subsequent tendering process;
- develop a fleet procurement strategy assessing the various procurement options and advising on the optimal procurement approach for the acquisition of the new DEMU / EMU fleet;
- develop tender documentation for the DEMU / EMU fleet acquisition;
- manage and administer the DEMU / EMU fleet acquisition tender process, including preparing the tender assessment report recommending the preferred tenderer for the fleet contract;
- support Irish Rail during the fleet manufacturing stage including design/specification reviews, factory inspections and vehicle acceptance tests; and
- provide such other related advisory services as may be required by the clients in relation to the acquisition of new rail fleet.
II.2.5)

Award criteria ( Agree to publish? yes )

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  The tenderers approach  /  Weighting:  30
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Experience and qualifications  /  Weighting:  40
Price  -  Weighting:  30
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2018/S 031-068574

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

26/07/2018
V.2.2)

Information about tenders ( Agree to publish? yes )

Number of tenders received:  5
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor ( Agree to publish? yes )

Jacobs Engineering Ireland Ltd.
11945
Merrion House, Merrion Road
Dublin
D4
IE
Telephone: +353 12695666
Fax: +353 12695497
NUTS code:  IE0 -  IRELAND
Internet address: http://www.jacobs.com/

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT) ( Agree to publish? yes )

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  985804.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  985804.00  EUR
V.2.6)

Price paid for bargain purchases

Value excluding VAT: 985804.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award procedure irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is postponed or cancelled. All costs incurred by interested parties in participating in this competition must be borne by them. Any contract award will be subject to a number of preconditions, including production of a current
tax clearance certificate or tax clearance statement from the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland. The contracting authority may terminate this competition (or any part thereof), change the basis of and the procedures for the bidding process, at any time, or procure the project by alternative means if it appears that the project can thereby be more advantageously procured.
The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted. Refer to procurement documents for further information.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court of Ireland
Four Courts, Ground Floor (East Wing), Inns Quay
Dublin
D7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie
Fax: +353 18886125
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
As set out in S.I. No. 131/2010 European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utilities
Undertakings) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7)